civil society organisations condemn acceleration of gas projects in mozambique

A coalition of civil society organisations, including Reclaim Finance and Justiça Ambiental!, condemns the push by companies like TotalEnergies, ENI, and ExxonMobil to advance gas projects in Mozambique. They argue that restarting these projects, specifically the Mozambique LNG project, ignores unresolved community grievances and escalates security risks in Cabo Delgado. The organisations call on over 30 financial institutions, including Crédit Agricole and Standard Chartered, to withdraw support to avoid complicity in human rights abuses and environmental destruction.

• Major energy companies are advancing gas projects in Mozambique despite significant security and human rights risks. ENI has announced the Final Investment Decision for the Coral North FLNG project, TotalEnergies and the government plan to restart the Mozambique LNG project, and ExxonMobil is progressing with Rovuma LNG.
• The security situation in Cabo Delgado has deteriorated since July 2025, with increased insurgent attacks on travellers, villages near Palma Town, and the port town of Mocímboa da Praia. TotalEnergies' 'fortress strategy' focuses security on the Afungi gas complex, which isolates operations and leaves surrounding communities vulnerable.
• The acceleration of these projects is linked to unresolved social and human rights issues, including resettlement grievances, restrictions on subsistence fishing, and an unaddressed call for an international independent investigation into a 2021 massacre.
• Civil society organisations identify several financial and corporate entities as complicit in these projects, urging banks such as Crédit Agricole, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, Mizuho, MUFG, SMBC, and Standard Bank to withdraw support. Additionally, Siemens Energy and Deutsche Bank are cited for providing equipment and funding for the Mozambique LNG project.

APA

Lemos, A., Bouhey, A., Meister, S., Philippot, L., & Silva, D. (2025). civil society organisations condemn acceleration of gas projects in mozambique. Reclaim Finance. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2025/10/03/civil-society-organisations-condemn-acceleration-of-gas-projects-in-mozambique/

Chicago

Lemos, Anabela, Antoine Bouhey, Sonja Meister, Lorette Philippot, and Diogo Silva. civil society organisations condemn acceleration of gas projects in mozambique. Reclaim Finance, 2025. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2025/10/03/civil-society-organisations-condemn-acceleration-of-gas-projects-in-mozambique/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{lemos2025civil, author = {Lemos, Anabela and Bouhey, Antoine and Meister, Sonja and Philippot, Lorette and Silva, Diogo}, title = {{civil society organisations condemn acceleration of gas projects in mozambique}}, publisher = {Reclaim Finance}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2025/10/03/civil-society-organisations-condemn-acceleration-of-gas-projects-in-mozambique/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }